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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829918503321

Titolo

Contributions to Antarctic Research III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1993

ISBN

1-118-66812-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 155 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Antarctic research series ; ; 57

Disciplina

551.78

Soggetti

Geology, Stratigraphic - Cenozoic

Glacial epoch - Antarctica

Gravity - Antarctica - Measurement

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Antarctic Research Series, Volume 57.Lakes of the dry valley region near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, which are perennially ice-covered (approximately 4 m thick) and contain only microorganisms in the plankton, present unique systems for studies in hydrologic optics. Profiles of the flux and spectral distribution of photosynthetically available radiation (400-700 nm) and the optical properties of suspended particulate material were measured for Lake Bonney and Lake Fryxell.